According to Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Director, Army Public Relations said in Abuja that the troops recovered suicide vests and a number of high calibre weapons which include; one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Bomb, 18 rounds of 23mm Shilka ammunition, one Barrel of AK-47 rifle, one Extra-barrel of General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), three AK-47 rifle magazines, metal link of 12.7mm ammunition and a heavy-duty solar panel battery.

Other items recovered included 10 vehicles and 50 motorcycles belonging to the fleeing terrorists.

In a related development, Boko Haram terrorists from another part of Sambisa Forest were reported to have taken advantage of the heavy downpour to hit back at the troops were taken out leading to the recovery of two vehicles and killing of about eight Boko Haram terrorists.